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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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