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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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