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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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