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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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