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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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