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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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