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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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