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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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