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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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