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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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