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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education