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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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