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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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