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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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