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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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