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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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