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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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