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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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