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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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