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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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