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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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