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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire 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 resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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