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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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