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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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