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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes 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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