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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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