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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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