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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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