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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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