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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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