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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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