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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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