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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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