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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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