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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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