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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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