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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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