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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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