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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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