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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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