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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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