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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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