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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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