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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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