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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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