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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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