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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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