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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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