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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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