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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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