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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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