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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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