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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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