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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses 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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