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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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