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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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