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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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