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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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