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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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