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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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