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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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