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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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