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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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