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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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