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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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