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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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