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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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