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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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