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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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