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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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