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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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