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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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