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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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