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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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