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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not 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 issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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