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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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