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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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