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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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