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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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