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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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