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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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