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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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