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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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