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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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