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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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