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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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