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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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