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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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