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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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