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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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