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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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