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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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