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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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