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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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