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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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