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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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