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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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