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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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