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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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