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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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