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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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