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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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