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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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