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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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