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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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