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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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