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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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