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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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