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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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