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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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