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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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