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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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