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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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