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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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