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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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