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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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