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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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