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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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