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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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