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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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