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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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