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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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