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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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