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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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