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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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