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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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