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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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