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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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