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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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