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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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