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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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