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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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