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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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