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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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