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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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