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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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