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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources