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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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