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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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