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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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