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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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