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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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