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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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