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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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