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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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