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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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