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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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