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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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