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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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