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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum 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 subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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