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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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