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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part 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 massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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