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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models 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 participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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