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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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