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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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