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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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