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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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