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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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