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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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