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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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