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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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