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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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