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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important 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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