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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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