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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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