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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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