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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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