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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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