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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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