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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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