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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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