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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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