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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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