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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting 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 new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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