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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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