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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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