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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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