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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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