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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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