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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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