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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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