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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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