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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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