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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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