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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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