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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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