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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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