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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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