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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important 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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