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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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