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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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