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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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