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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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