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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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