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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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