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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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