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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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