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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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