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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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