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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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