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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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