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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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