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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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