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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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