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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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