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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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