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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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