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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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