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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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