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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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