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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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