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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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