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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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