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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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