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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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