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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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