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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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