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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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