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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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