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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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