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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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