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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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