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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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