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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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