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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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