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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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