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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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