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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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