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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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