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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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