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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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