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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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