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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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