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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key 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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