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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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