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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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