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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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