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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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