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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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