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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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