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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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