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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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