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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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