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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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