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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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