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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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