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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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