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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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