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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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