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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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