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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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