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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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