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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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