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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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