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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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