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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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