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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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