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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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