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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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