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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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