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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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