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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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