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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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