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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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