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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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