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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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