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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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