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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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