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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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