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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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