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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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