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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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