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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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