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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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