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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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