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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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