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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major 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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