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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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