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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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