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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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