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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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