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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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