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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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