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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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