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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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