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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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