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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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