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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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