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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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