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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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