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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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