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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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