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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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