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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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