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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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