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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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