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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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