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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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