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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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