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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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