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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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