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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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