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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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