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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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