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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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