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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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