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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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