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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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