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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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