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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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