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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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