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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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