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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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