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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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