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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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