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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the 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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