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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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