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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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