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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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