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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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