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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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