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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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