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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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