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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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