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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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