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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers 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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