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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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