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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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