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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews 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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