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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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