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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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