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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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