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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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