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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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