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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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