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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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