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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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