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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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