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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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