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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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