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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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