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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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