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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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