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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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