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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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