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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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