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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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