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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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