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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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