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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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