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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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