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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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