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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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