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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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