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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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