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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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