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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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