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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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