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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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