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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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