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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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