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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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