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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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