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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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