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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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