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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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