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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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