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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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