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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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