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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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