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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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