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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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