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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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