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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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