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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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