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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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