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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering learners 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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