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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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