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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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