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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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