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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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