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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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