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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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