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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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