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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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