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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies 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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