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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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