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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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