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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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