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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies 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 organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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