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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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