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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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