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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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