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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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