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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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