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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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