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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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