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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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