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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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