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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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