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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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