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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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