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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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