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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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