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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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