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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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