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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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