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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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