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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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