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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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