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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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