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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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