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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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