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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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