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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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