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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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