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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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