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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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