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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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