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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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