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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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