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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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