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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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