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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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