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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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