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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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