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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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