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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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