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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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