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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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