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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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