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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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