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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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