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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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