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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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