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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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