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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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