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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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