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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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