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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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