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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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