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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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