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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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