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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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