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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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