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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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