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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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