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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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