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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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