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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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