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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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