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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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