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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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