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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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