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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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