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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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