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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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