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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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