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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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