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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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