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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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