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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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