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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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