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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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