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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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