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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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