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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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