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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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