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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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