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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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