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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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