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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance 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 institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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