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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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