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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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