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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to 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 educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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