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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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