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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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