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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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