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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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