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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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