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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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