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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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