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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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