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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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