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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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