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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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