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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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