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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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