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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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