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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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