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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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