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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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