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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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