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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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