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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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