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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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