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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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