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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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