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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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