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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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