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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)