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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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