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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different 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 get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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