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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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