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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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