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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the 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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