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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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