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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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