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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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