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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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