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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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