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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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